Best Bets for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Em Watts is gone...

The sniper's bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive...just in time for more trouble to come his way. 

Not Kelleigh. Kelleigh steals cars.

Under house arrest for confessing to being a magician, Mangus is summoned by the king to free his daughter, Princess Teresina, from the torment of a terrifying ghost. If Mangus cannot free her, it means certain death. But Mangus doesn't believe in ghosts — he doesn't even believe in magic!

Kids love stuff that's gross. From the liquids, solids, and gases — especially the gases! — or their own bodies to the creepy, crawly, slimy, slithery, fetid, and feculent phenomena in the world at large, kids with a curious bent just can't get enough.

In this powerful sequel to the acclaimed novel-in-letters P.S. Longer Letter Later, best friends Elizabeth and Tara*Starr are still totally different. Tara*Starr accessorizes with glitter and sequins and loves to be in the spotlight.

"At school I'm Aussie-blonde Jamie — one of the crowd. At home I'm Muslim Jamilah — driven mad by my Stone Age dad. I should win an Oscar for my acting skills. But I can't keep it up for much longer..."